vietnamese american youth alliance

VIETNAMESE AMERICAN

YOUTH ALLIANCESAN DIEGO TET FESTIVAL 2007SAN DIEGO TET FESTIVAL 2007

THEME

Mua Xuan Hy Vong – Spring of Hope

Mua Xuan Hy Vong – Spring of Hope

Where?Where?

TBA…TBA…

February 9-1th, 2007or

February 16-18th, 2007

February 9-1th, 2007or

February 16-18th, 2007

When?When?

Attendance?Attendance?

~40,000 Vietnamese and non-vietnamese

~40,000 Vietnamese and non-vietnamese

PurposePurpose Celebrate the coming new year Preserve & Promote Vietnamese Culture Strengthen the youth alliance in San Diego Encourage leadership growth in the

Vietnamese youth population Opportunity for Community Service Involve participation of the broader community Raise funds for educational and cultural

programs

Celebrate the coming new year Preserve & Promote Vietnamese Culture Strengthen the youth alliance in San Diego Encourage leadership growth in the

Vietnamese youth population Opportunity for Community Service Involve participation of the broader community Raise funds for educational and cultural

programs

Festival Highlights Festival Highlights

Cultural Village Cultural Dances Martial Arts Lion Dances Traditional

Ceremonies Music Performers Professional

Singers

Cultural Village Cultural Dances Martial Arts Lion Dances Traditional

Ceremonies Music Performers Professional

Singers

Student Performances

Fashion Shows Miss Vietnam San

Diego Kids Pageant Viet Idol Carnival

Rides/Games Vendors

Student Performances

Fashion Shows Miss Vietnam San

Diego Kids Pageant Viet Idol Carnival

Rides/Games Vendors

Tet co-chairs Su nguyen & Thuy huynh

Vice Chair Frank Vuong

Operations Andy Nguyen & Du tran

Sponsorship Kari lam & yen nguyen

Vendors Sydney tran

Cultural village Tuyen tran

Entertainment Nguyen vo

Miss vietnam San Diego Thuy le

Viet idol Kevin phung

Kids pageant Anthony N. & huyen pham

Technical/audio visual Tim ho

web Dang tran

Public relations Jaclene le & Kenny le

publicity Larry tran & kelly luong

Ticketing Tri nguyen & Tien ngo

volunteers Hoan truong

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Vice-Chair(Frank Vuong)

Vice-Chair(Frank Vuong)

Help carry out co-chairs’ visions and responsibilities

Provide committees w/resources for their tasks

Balancing human resources Be the all-around person… jack of all trades Be the co-chairs’ third hand Act as chair in co-chair’s absence

Help carry out co-chairs’ visions and responsibilities

Provide committees w/resources for their tasks

Balancing human resources Be the all-around person… jack of all trades Be the co-chairs’ third hand Act as chair in co-chair’s absence

Operations(andy & Du)Operations(andy & Du)

What is operations? Backbone of Tet Festival Put up, take down, control every area of the

festival

What is operations? Backbone of Tet Festival Put up, take down, control every area of the

festival

Operations teamOperations team Traffic Manager Monitor parking situation and work with parking enforcers.

Trash Manager Recruit volunteers to pick trash, dump trash, and replace new trash bags.

Equipment Manager Monitor equipment.

Entrance/Exit Manager Control entrance and exit gate.

Info Booth Manger  Run the Info Booth and provide festival info.

Food Vendor Manager Monitor the food vendors. Answer and resolve any problems with vendors.

Game Vendor Manager  Monitor and assist any trouble with game vendors.

Merchant Vendor Manager  Monitor and assist any trouble abut merchant vendor problems.

Stage Security Guard the stage area and work with Tim with any stage problems.

Police/Security Manager Patrol and work with security and police personnel.

Sponsorship(Kari & Yen)Sponsorship(Kari & Yen)

Recap of tet festival 2007 expenses and profit.

Projected expenses and income for 2007

Types of sponsorships Sponsorship packet

w/distinguished levels

Recap of tet festival 2007 expenses and profit.

Projected expenses and income for 2007

Types of sponsorships Sponsorship packet

w/distinguished levels

vendorsvendors

Vendors(Sydney)Vendors(Sydney)

Number of vendors for tet 2006 Projected number of vendors for

tet 2007 Types of vendors Co-chair position still available

Number of vendors for tet 2006 Projected number of vendors for

tet 2007 Types of vendors Co-chair position still available

Cultural villageCultural village

Cultural village(tuyen)

Cultural village(tuyen)

What is cultural village? Cultural village highlights

Mock Traditional wedding Landscapes, herbal yard, scenes Art exhibitions musical contests Poetry contests Kids culture night Ancestral homage ritual

What is cultural village? Cultural village highlights

Mock Traditional wedding Landscapes, herbal yard, scenes Art exhibitions musical contests Poetry contests Kids culture night Ancestral homage ritual

entertainmententertainment

Entertainment(Nguyen)

Entertainment(Nguyen)

General program highlights Sub-committees (stage manager,

stage decorator, etc)

General program highlights Sub-committees (stage manager,

stage decorator, etc)

Miss vietnam san diego pageant

Miss vietnam san diego pageant

Miss vietnam san diego 2007(Thuy Le)

Miss vietnam san diego 2007(Thuy Le)

Co-chair and choreographer positions still available

Purpose of the pageant Looking for contestants Contact Thuy Le (Pageant Coordinator):

Thuyxle@gmail.com 408-646-3885

Co-chair and choreographer positions still available

Purpose of the pageant Looking for contestants Contact Thuy Le (Pageant Coordinator):

Thuyxle@gmail.com 408-646-3885

Kids pageantKids pageant

Kids pageant(Anthony and Huyen)

Kids pageant(Anthony and Huyen)

Purpose of the pageant Looking for contestants

Purpose of the pageant Looking for contestants

Viet idolViet idol

Viet idol(Kevin phung)

Viet idol(Kevin phung)

Purpose of viet idol Showcase local singing talents

Purpose of viet idol Showcase local singing talents

Technical audio/visual(TAV)

(Tim Ho)

Technical audio/visual(TAV)

(Tim Ho) Main Stage

(36x32+) Lighting &

Trussing Sound/Video CV Stage Tet Tech Support

Main Stage (36x32+)

Lighting & Trussing

Sound/Video CV Stage Tet Tech Support

Public Relations(jaclene and kenny)

Public Relations(jaclene and kenny)

Rally support from san diego’s Vietnamese organizaitons

Rally support from government officials

Work with vietnamese /american media

Rally support from san diego’s Vietnamese organizaitons

Rally support from government officials

Work with vietnamese /american media

Publicity(kelly and Larry)

Publicity(kelly and Larry)

Publicity committee: Design ways to spread the word

about vaya and tet festival Members can…

Help create flyers, brochures, programs Invent ideas for publicity

Publicity committee: Design ways to spread the word

about vaya and tet festival Members can…

Help create flyers, brochures, programs Invent ideas for publicity

Ticketing(Tien and Tri)

Ticketing(Tien and Tri)

Accepting volunteers later to work during the festival

Volunteer responsibilities

Accepting volunteers later to work during the festival

Volunteer responsibilities

volunteersvolunteers

Volunteers (Hoan)

Volunteers (Hoan)

Need help recruiting High school. college , senior volunteers

Volunteer types : Staff On the spot volunteer

What do volunteers get? How you can help if you’re too busy to

volunteer: Let your friends know Give us their contact info Give them our contact info

Need help recruiting High school. college , senior volunteers

Volunteer types : Staff On the spot volunteer

What do volunteers get? How you can help if you’re too busy to

volunteer: Let your friends know Give us their contact info Give them our contact info

Website(dang)

Website(dang)

For more info on… Downloading sponsorship / vendor

packages Contacts Tet info Advertisement

Visit --> --> http://www.sdtet.com

For more info on… Downloading sponsorship / vendor

packages Contacts Tet info Advertisement

Visit --> --> http://www.sdtet.com

Frequently asked questionsFrequently asked questions

Q: Why is vaya hosting a tet festival separately instead of cooperating with other existing festivals?

A1:because vaya wants to empower vietnamese youths to take the leadership rol since we are the future, and many people look to us to carry on the vietnamese heritage and tradition.

A2:even though the youth is leading a tet festival, we get support from both youth and non-youth organizations;therefore, the vaya festival is really a community unifying event.

Q: Why is vaya hosting a tet festival separately instead of cooperating with other existing festivals?

A1:because vaya wants to empower vietnamese youths to take the leadership rol since we are the future, and many people look to us to carry on the vietnamese heritage and tradition.

A2:even though the youth is leading a tet festival, we get support from both youth and non-youth organizations;therefore, the vaya festival is really a community unifying event.

FAQFAQ

Q: how does the vaya tet festival contribute to the diversity of san diego.

A: we feature performances of other ethnic organizations;thereby, improving inter-ethnic relations.

Q: What does VAYA do with the profit made from the festival?

A: VAYA is a non-profit organization. Profit made from the Tet Festival will go directly back to the community in the forms of grants for other community developmental programs.

Q: how does the vaya tet festival contribute to the diversity of san diego.

A: we feature performances of other ethnic organizations;thereby, improving inter-ethnic relations.

Q: What does VAYA do with the profit made from the festival?

A: VAYA is a non-profit organization. Profit made from the Tet Festival will go directly back to the community in the forms of grants for other community developmental programs.